This is Offbeat Bride's archive of Invitation advice posts.

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"My fiance and I are considering eloping, with then a small-scale party at our place when we get back. Is it still kosher to say on those invites that we're registered?"

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Tribe member Ragani had her "Old Hollywood" style gala wedding last May in Oakland. Instead of sending out paper invitations she sent them via email — and they were quite cool. Here's her guest post about her experiences and advice on emailing wedding invitations.

"I am planning on having an informal family-only wedding at my dad's church. I'm considering doing a potluck wedding but was wondering if that was tacky to ask our guest to dish something up for everyone to share in?"

We are planning a small ceremony during the day with a limited number of guests. Later that evening, we will have a party/reception for everyone to come and celebrate whether they were at the ceremony or not. What is a polite way to word the invitations to the reception-only people so that they know that the ceremony was kept small so that no feelings are hurt?

How can I make it clear from my invitations that while I love kids, I don't love them at my wedding? -Gemma As usual, my recommendation comes down to being proactive instead of...

My real name is Michelle Jennifer, but i grew up going by jennifer and then when i was 20-ish my friends started calling me Rainbo. My fiance's parents don't feel comfortable with...

For couples planning formal weddings, traditional wording makes sense — but for the rest of us? It feels like putting on someone else's coat. A little stiff, and a lot uncomfortable. Never fret. I've got some quick tips and examples of wedding invitation wording that feels like your favorite old t-shirt — but, you know, a little fancier.